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What does the resonance stabilisation energy represent?

Options

  1. AThe energy required to break a molecule's bonds
  2. BThe difference in energy between the actual structure and the lowest energy resonance structure
  3. CThe energy of a molecule's highest energy resonance structure
  4. DThe energy of the molecule's contributing structures

Correct answer

B. The difference in energy between the actual structure and the lowest energy resonance structure

Step-by-step solution

The resonance stabilisation energy represents the difference in energy between the actual structure and the lowest energy resonance structure.

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